POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE (PAL)

The California Police Activities League (PAL) is a California 501(C)(3) nonprofit
organization founded in 1971 by a group of visionary police officers, spearheaded by
San Francisco Police Detective, Charles Ellis. The organizations primary goal was to
have its members meet biannually to share ideas, information and procedures from
their local PAL programs and to promote the PAL concept.

California PAL has continued to expand into one of the largest nonprofit
organizations in the state. Thanks to the hard work and efforts of numerous
individuals coming together to focus on engaging the youth of California, the
organization now includes over 100 local Police, Sheriffs, and Youth Activity
Leagues from throughout the State of California.

In 1991, California PAL expanded its mission to engage youth by bringing together
youth teams from local member PALs throughout the state and
holding its first annual basketball tournament. Building from
that successful event, California PAL now sponsors many
different types of boys and girls youth sporting events, and
other enriching youth activities that are conducted in a safe,
supervised environment

The Paso Robles Police Department has been a chapter of PAL since 1994. The main program the Paso Robles chapter has to offer
is the Jr.
Giants baseball league held in June and July each year.

TheJunior Giants Program is a summer baseball league, run free
of charge for children ages 8-13 living in inner cities and rural
suburbs throughout Central and Northern California. Coaches teach
values such as teamwork, confidence, integrity and leadership to
players in hopes of helping the children to make smart decisions,
and to keep them active and off the streets.

Recently, California PAL has also made a concerted effort to provide high-tech
tools for its local PAL members to communicate, exchange ideas, and manage their PAL
branches more effectively. These efforts have also expanded to assisting local PAL
branches in providing youth with the opportunity to gain essential computer training
and skills for the high-tech workplace.

From its humble beginnings over 30 years ago, California PAL has grown into an
organization that makes a positive difference in the youth of California and strives
to continue making a strong contribution in reducing juvenile crime and creating a
safer environment within the State of California.